Jun 30th 2021
This Week in Google 618
Looks Like I'm Walkin'
Facebook Monopoly, FTC, FLOC
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 22:00 UTC.
- Judge throws out state and federal cases against Facebook
- Judge to FTC: you can’t just say ‘Facebook has a monopoly’ - you have to define that.
- Stratechery analysis: "the real problem is that I don’t think that Facebook has a monopoly!"
- Amazon says FTC chair should recuse herself
- Amazon reportedly pressuring suppliers for a discounted stake in their businesses
- Google, Microsoft End Their Five-Year Ceasefire
- Exclusive: 700 Million LinkedIn Records Leaked June 2021
- Why biologists like Carl Bergstrom are warning that social media is a risk to humanity
- Acer Chromebook 514 review: Undercover powerhouse
- Good news: Google no longer requires publishers to use the AMP format
- Google now warns people about unreliable or quickly changing search results
- Google delays FLOC
- YouTube TV Unveils Dolby Digital Support & Premium Add-on with 4K, Offline Downloads, and Unlimited Streams
- Google makes Gmail advanced search more obvious
- Google Play developers will need to follow two requirements
- Google Begins Using MUM For Vaccine Search Results
- Google Messages now lets you star messages so you can find important texts
- German privacy tsar tells ministries to shut Facebook pages
- Stacey's Pick: Amazon Halo Movement updates
- Leo's Pick: Neeva is an ad-free search alternative from ex-Googlers
- Jeff's Pick: Accenture news report on newspaper revenue decline
- Ant's Pick: Life Reflected
- Ant's Pick: This Is American Lives
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Links
- Judge throws out state and federal cases against Facebook
- Stratechery analysis: "the real problem is that I don’t think that Facebook has a monopoly!"
- Judge to FTC: you can’t just say ‘Facebook has a monopoly’ - you have to define that. Benedict Evans
- Amazon says FTC chair should recuse herself
- Amazon reportedly pressuring suppliers for a discounted stake in their businesses
- Google, Microsoft End Their Five-Year Ceasefire - Bloomberg
- [toread] Exclusive: 700 Million LinkedIn Records Leaked June 2021 | Safety First
- Why biologists like Carl Bergstrom are warning that social media is a risk to humanity- Vox
- It's Not a Pixelbook, So Sadly, Mr Jarvis Won't Buy It
- Good news: Google no longer requires publishers to use the AMP format.
- Google now warns people about unreliable or quickly changing search results
- Google delays FLOC
- YouTube TV Unveils Dolby Digital Support & Premium Add-on with 4K, Offline Downloads, and Unlimited Streams – The Streamable
- Google makes Gmail advanced search more obvious
- Google Play developers will need to follow two requirements
- Google Begins Using MUM For Vaccine Search Results
- Google Messages now lets you star messages so you can find important texts
- Google Launches "Find Food Support" Site
- German privacy tsar tells ministries to shut Facebook pages
- Amazon.com: Amazon Halo: Amazon Devices & Accessories
- Accenture news report
- Life Reflected
- This Is Americans Live